Improvement in faucets



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GEoRGE T. DALToN,

or NEW YORIQN. Y.

Letters Patent No.l 90,343, dated May 25, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN FAUCETS.

The Schedule referred to iu these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use v the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

It consists of a tubuiar'screw, A, fig. .1, a ange, B, and a flange or shoulder, O, formed or placed on the connecting-end of a faucet or pipe, on the inner surface of which is formed or cut a spiral groove or thread, to correspond and receive the tubular. screw A, the surface D, of the flange B, to be formed or shaped to correspond with or t the inner surface of the vessel to which it is t0 be attached, the periphery of this Harige being perforated with one or more holes, to rescrew in position while being joined to a faucet or pipe on the outer side of the vessel, a section of which is shown at E.

The tubular screw A is passed from the inside of the vessel (through a convenient opening in its side, near the bottom,) to which it is to be attached, until the flange is in contact with the inner surface of the same, is held ink position by a lever or wrench, as before mentioned, while the flange or shoulder C is turned -or screwed on, until each ange or shoulder is brought in close contact with its respective surface o'f the vessel.

Claim.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secureV ceive a small lever or wrench. for holding the tubular i W. A. GREENLEAF,

JAMES H. LANGLER. 

